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This article is about motorcycling fatalities on public roads. For fatalities in motorcycle racing see, see Deaths in motorcycle racing.

This is a list of people with Wikipedia articles who died in motorcycle crashes.

Road crashes

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The following people with biographies in Wikipedia died in road crashes involving motorcycles:

Name Date Age Nationality Notability Make-model Displacement (cc) Location Details Source
T. E. Lawrence May 18, 1935 46 British Soldier, writer Brough Superior SS100 Wareham, Dorset, England [1]
Tom Cooper June 25, 1940 35 British Footballer Aldeburgh, England Collided with lorry while on duty during WWII
Bluey Wilkinson July 27, 1940 28 Australian Speedway rider Bondi, New South Wales
Mario Gestri December 4, 1953 29 Italian Cyclist Montecatini Terme Had only purchased the bike a few days prior. [2]
Harry Bamford October 31, 1958 38 British Footballer Clifton, Bristol, England Collided with delivery van
Ahmed Hassanein February 19, 1946 56 Egyptian Courtier and explorer
Richard Fariña April 30, 1966 29 American Musician Near Carmel, California Passenger
Duane Allman October 29, 1971 24 American Musician Harley-Davidson Sportster Macon, Georgia Berry Oakley November 11, 1972 24 American Musician 1967 Triumph Macon, Georgia Three blocks from where fellow Allman Brothers Band member Duane Allman had his fatal motorcycle crash [3]
Don Rich July 17, 1974 32 Musician (Buck Owens and the Buckaroos)
Bob Gassoff May 27, 1977 24 Canadian Ice hockey player Near Gray Summit, Missouri
Stanley de Silva April 12, 1980 23 Sri Lankan Cricketer Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
John Gardner September 14, 1982 49 American Novelist Harley-Davidson Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania [4][5]
Gary Gabelich January 26, 1984 43 American Land speed record holder San Pedro, Los Angeles [6]
Coluche, born Michel Colucci June 19, 1986 41 French Comedian
Barry Mannakee May 14, 1987 39 British Royal Protection Squad bodyguard and alleged lover of Diana, Princess of Wales Suzuki 400 Woodford, London Death claimed by Diana to have been arranged by security services [7][8]
Jason McRoy August 24, 1995 23 British Downhill mountain bike rider Harley Davidson A628, Derbyshire [nb 1] [9]
Pete Conrad July 8, 1999 69 American Third person to walk on the Moon 1996 Harley-Davidson Ojai, California [nb 2] [10][11]
Niccolò Galli February 10, 2001 17 Italian Footballer
Andy Kirby July 18, 2002 40 NASCAR Busch Series driver 1985 Harley-Davidson White House, Tennessee [12]
Bahattin Sofuoğlu October 25, 2002 Turkish Motorcycle racer
Tim Choate September 24, 2004 49 American Actor Los Angeles, California
Simon Milward March 4, 2005 40 Humanitarian motorcyclist Mali
Norberto Napolitano "Pappo" February 24, 2005 54 Argentine Rock musician
Sajjadul Hasan March 16, 2007 28 Bangladeshi Cricketer
Manjural Islam Rana March 16, 2007 22 Bangladeshi Cricketer
Diego Corrales May 7, 2007 29 American Boxer 2007 Suzuki GSXR 1000 Las Vegas, Nevada
Lenar Gilmullin June 22, 2007 22 Russian Footballer
Norifumi Abe October 7, 2007 32 Japan Motorcycle racer Yamaha XP 500 TMAX maxi-scooter 500 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan [nb 3] [13][14]
Luc Bourdon May 29, 2008 21 Canadian NHL prospect, 1st round pick of the Vancouver Canucks 2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000 1000 Lamèque, New Brunswick, Canada [15][16][17][18]
Andrea Pininfarina August 7, 2008 51 Italian Engineer and manager, CEO of Pininfarina Vespa GT60 scooter 250 Cambiano, Turin [nb 4] [19] Conditions at the time of the crash were very foggy.[20]
Jake Drake-Brockman September 1, 2009 53 British Musician BSA motorcycle Isle of Man Collided with converted ambulance
Atsushi Kuroi February 1, 2010 40 Japanese Drifting driver [21][22]
Calvin Blignault August 21, 2010 30 South African Mechanical engineer Port Elizabeth, South Africa Hit and run
Douglas Blubaugh May 16, 2011 76 American Olympic wrestler Tonkawa, Oklahoma Struck by pickup truck
Cosimo Caliandro June 10, 2011 29 Italian Runner Francaville Fontana, Italy
Mitch Lucker October 31, 2012 28 American Former frontman of the band Suicide Silence 2013 Harley-Davidson Huntington Beach, California [23]
Jefri Al Buchori April 26, 2013 40 Indonesian Islamic preacher, actor Kawasaki ER-6n 650 South Jakarta, Indonesia Collided with tree
Bill Beckwith December 2, 2013 38 American Carpenter, host of Curb Appeal San Francisco, California Collided with vehicle [24]
Bruno Agostinelli March 9, 2016 28 Canadian Tennis player Toronto, Ontario Collided with another vehicle
Antoine Demoitié March 27, 2016 25 Belgian Cyclist Sainte-Marie-Cappel Struck by motorbike after fall during race [25]
Cris Bolado September 17, 2017 47 Filipino Basketball player Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Leopoldo Cantancio April 20, 2018 54 Filipino Boxer Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines Collided with post
Cedric Benson August 17, 2019 36 American Football player Austin, Texas Collided with minivan
Stefano Bianco March 11, 2020 34 Italian Motorcycle racer Honda CBR600RR 600 Turin, Italy Collided with truck
Adam Comrie August 8, 2020 30 Canadian-American Ice hockey player Leesburg, Virginia
Éric Babin January 11, 2021 61 New Caledonian Politician Voh, New Caledonia
Diogo Oliveira June 9, 2021 38 Brazilian Footballer Maringá, Brazil Collided with post
Doug Bennett July 16, 2021 75 American Politician Muskegon, Michigan Crashed with a pickup truck [26]
Eric Guimbeau March 5, 2024 63 Mauritian Politician & CEO Harley Davidson Union Ducray, Mauritius Emergency braking causing loss of control, ten impact by SUV [27]

Others said to have died in motorcycle crashes: Joey Dunlop, Andrea de Cesaris, Brian Drebber, William Dunlop, Colin Edwards, Arthur Fox, Pete de Freitas, Juan Garriga, Vladimir Gerasimov, Ray Gibb, Johnathan Goddard, Dovid Grossman, Nagare Hagiwara, Joi Harris, Jayson Hinder, Andriy Husin, Jay Ilagan, Michael Jackson, Anton Jeyanathan, Ismail Juma, Anatoly Khrapaty, Cornelis H. A. Koster, Davey Lambert, Lee Eon, Steve Lee, Bo Lozoff, David Macpherson, 2nd Baron Strathcarron, Germaine Mason, Howard Mudd, Oh Se-jong, Frank Pastore, David Patten, Sebastijan Pečjak, Odirlei Pessoni, Peter Pettalia, Jory Prum, Darryl Read, Ron Rector, Ed Ross, Ric Segreto, Paul Smart, Sophan Sophiaan, Thalles, Trần Phước Thọ, Mary Thom, Braian Toledo, Ranking Trevor, Thanasis Tribonias, Hans Olav Tungesvik, Davy Tweed, Giora Tzahor, Krisztián Veréb, Emili Vicente, Sanchari Vijay

Stunt crashes

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Name Death Age Nationality Notability Make-model Displacement (cc) Location Details Source
"Indian Larry" Desmedt August 30, 2004 55 American Motorcycle builder and stuntman Concord, North Carolina
Butch Laswell March 10, 1996 37 American Motorcycle stunt rider Honda CR500 Mesquite, Nevada
Joi Harris August 14, 2017 40 American Motorcycle road racer and stuntwoman Vancouver, British Columbia Killed while filming a motorcycle stunt http://www.thedrive.com/a-list/13482/stunt-woman-killed-in-motorcycle-accident-during-deadpool-2-filming
Dar Robinson November 21, 1986 39 American Stunt performer and actor Page, Arizona
Corey Scott February 8, 1997 28 American Motorcycle stunt rider Miami, Florida

Testing crashes

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "T.E. Lawrence, To Arabia and back". BBC. Retrieved 16 August 2012
  2. ^ "Cycling Museum - Storia di Mario Gestri". www.museociclismo.it.
  3. ^ R. Gary Patterson (2008), Take a Walk on the Dark Side: Rock and Roll Myths, Legends, and Curses, Simon and Schuster, p. 44, ISBN 9781439103647
  4. ^ United Press International (15 September 1982), "John Gardner Killed on His Motorcycle", Schenectady Gazette, Oakland, Pennsylvania, p. 2, retrieved 2010-09-03
  5. ^ "Novelist Gardner dies in crash", The Milwaukee Journal, Binghamton, New York, Associated Press, pp. 1–8, September 15, 1982, retrieved 2010-11-09
  6. ^ "Bangor Daily News - Google News Archive Search".
  7. ^ Conspiracy theorists feast on inquiry into death of Diana's minder[dead link‍] The Independent, Retrieved 1 November 2007
  8. ^ William Langley (12 December 2004), "The Mannakee File", The Daily Telegraph, London
  9. ^ BikeRadar. "In memory of Jason McRoy". BikeRadar. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  10. ^ "Third Man to Walk on Moon Dies in Motorcycle Accident". NASA. July 9, 1999.
  11. ^ Wren, Christopher S. (1999-07-10). "Pete Conrad, 69, the Third Man to Walk on the Moon, Dies After a Motorcycle Crash". The New York Times.
  12. ^ BUSCH: Andy Kirby killed in accident, motorsport.com, July 20, 2002
  13. ^ "Yamaha Release On Norick Abe's Death". SuperbikePlanet.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  14. ^ "'Legendary rider' Norick Abe dies in motorbike, truck collision". Japan News Review. Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  15. ^ The Canadian Press (2008-06-02). "Funeral For NHL Player Luc Bourdon". CityNews. Toronto. Archived from the original on 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  16. ^ "Canucks rookie Bourdon, 21, killed in motorcycle crash". ESPN. Associated Press. 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  17. ^ Pynn, Larry (2008-05-29). "Bourdon's death saddens hometown fans, family". Vancouver Sun. Vancouver. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  18. ^ Botchford, Jason (2008-05-29). "Family 'crushed' by Bourdon's death". CanWest News Service. Vancouver. Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  19. ^ "Designerlegende Pininfarina ist tot". Der Spiegel. Spiegel Online. 2008-08-07. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-10. Translation Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ "Andrea Pininfarina Dies in Turin Road Accident". Corrierre.it.
  21. ^ http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/02/02/news-gt-gt-rip-atsushi-[permanent dead link‍] kuroi.aspx
  22. ^ Motor Mavens (2010-02-02). "NEWSWORTHY> Farewell, Atsushi Kuroi – MotorMavens | Car Culture and Photography". Motormavens.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  23. ^ "Press Release: Fatal Traffic Collision" (PDF). City of Huntington Beach. November 1, 2012.
  24. ^ Payne, Ed; Watkins, Tom (2013-12-04). "Bill Beckwith, co-host of HGTV's 'Curb Appeal,' killed in crash". CNN. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  25. ^ "Antoine Demoitié dies following Gent-Wevelgem crash". Immediate Media. March 28, 2016.
  26. ^ Agar, John (July 19, 2021). "Former state Rep. Doug Bennett dies in motorcycle crash". MLive.
  27. ^ "Décès D'Eric Guimbeau: Le politicien, hommes d'affaires et pionnier de la communauté des bikers Harley Davidson tire sa révérence (07 March 2024)". Motors Mega. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  28. ^ Matthew Miles (23 January 2013), Rest in Peace, Kevin Ash / British journalist killed in crash at BMW R1200GS press launch, Cycle World, retrieved 2013-01-24
  1. ^ collision with a lorry
  2. ^ Veered off road and crashed
  3. ^ Collision with a lorry, which made an illegal u-turn in front of him, when he was riding his motorcycle
  4. ^ A car driven by a 78-year-old man maneuvered from a side street around a parked lorry and pulled directly in front of Pininfarina
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